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18 Oct 2012, 04:32

As well as heat and light, the Sun is the source of a continuous stream of atomic particles known as the solar wind.

(A) As well as heat and light, the Sun is the source of a continuous stream(B) Besides heat and light, also the Sun is the source of a continuous stream(C) Besides heat and light, the Sun is also the source of a continuous streaming(D) The Sun is the source not only of heat and light, but also of a continuous stream NOT ONLY ......BUT ALSO - CORRECT(E) The Sun is the source of not only heat and light but, as well, of a continuous streaming
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02 Oct 2014, 10:51

tejal777 wrote:

As well as heat and light, the Sun is the source of a continuous stream of atomic particles known as the solar wind.

(A) As well as heat and light, the Sun is the source of a continuous stream(B) Besides heat and light, also the Sun is the source of a continuous stream(C) Besides heat and light, the Sun is also the source of a continuous streaming(D) The Sun is the source not only of heat and light, but also of a continuous stream(E) The Sun is the source of not only heat and light but, as well, of a continuous streaming

(A) As well as heat and light, the Sun is the source of a continuous stream -- As well as is used for comparision. Here comparision is wrong. Heat & Light are getting compared with Sun. It is illogical comparison. Meaning of this sentence is "As Heat and light are source of continuous stream, Sun is the source of continuous stream"(B) Besides heat and light, also the Sun is the source of a continuous stream-- same as A. As per sentence, "Heat, light and Sun are source of continuous stream". Illogical meaning.(C) Besides heat and light, the Sun is also the source of a continuous streaming--what is continuous streaming ! (D) The Sun is the source not only of heat and light, but also of a continuous stream-- Not only, but also -->correct idiom. Meaning is correct. . Both clauses have Subject and Verb. Subject & verb agree in number.(E) The Sun is the source of not only heat and light but, as well, of a continuous streaming-- "but, as well as" is ungrammatical .

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18 Oct 2014, 12:04

As well as heat and light, the sun is the source of a continuous stream of atomic particles known as the solar wind.

(A) As well as heat and light, the sun is the source of a continuous stream(B) Besides heat and light, also the sun is the source of a continuous stream(C) Besides heat and light, the sun is also the source of a continuous streaming(D) The sun is the source not only of heat and light, but also of a continuous stream(E) The sun is the source of not only heat and light but, as well, of a continuous streaming

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18 Oct 2014, 12:15

pate13 wrote:

As well as heat and light, the sun is the source of a continuous stream of atomic particles known as the solar wind.

(A) As well as heat and light, the sun is the source of a continuous stream(B) Besides heat and light, also the sun is the source of a continuous stream(C) Besides heat and light, the sun is also the source of a continuous streaming(D) The sun is the source not only of heat and light, but also of a continuous stream(E) The sun is the source of not only heat and light but, as well, of a continuous streaming

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06 Feb 2016, 08:41

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1) Let us look at the correctness of the question : The sentence states that heat and light are the source of atomic particles. This is not right as the Sun is the source not the heat and light. Hence A , B & C are eliminated.

2) D is the answer because of a) The sun is the source of atomic particles b) Usage of correct idiom ' Not only X but also Y.

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Just a reminder of the TWICE IN, ONCE OUT rule for parallel structures.

TWICE IN: The Sun is the source not only of heat and light, but also of a continuous stream.....The preposition of is inside the not only X,but also Y structure, i.e. of is a part of both X and Y, hence "twice in".

ONCE OUT: The Sun is the source of not only heat and light, but also a continuous stream......The preposition of is outside the not only X,but also Y structure, i.e. of is not a part X or Y, hence "once out".

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25 May 2016, 12:39

tejal777 wrote:

As well as heat and light, the Sun is the source of a continuous stream of atomic particles known as the solar wind.

(A) As well as heat and light, the Sun is the source of a continuous stream(B) Besides heat and light, also the Sun is the source of a continuous stream(C) Besides heat and light, the Sun is also the source of a continuous streaming(D) The Sun is the source not only of heat and light, but also of a continuous stream(E) The Sun is the source of not only heat and light but, as well, of a continuous streaming